Table 2 Association between recent HIV testing and background factors among older persons in Uganda
Variables | Tested for HIV and received results in the last 12 months | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | Total (N) | P-value | |
Age group | < 0.001 | ||
 50–59 | 63.5 | 312 |  |
 60–69 | 50.6 | 176 | |
 70+ | 34.2 | 158 | |
Sex of the respondents | 0.21 | ||
 Female | 50.3 | 334 |  |
 Male | 55.2 | 315 | |
Education level | 0.10 | ||
 None | 44.1 | 111 |  |
 Primary | 55.6 | 378 | |
 Secondary or higher | 51.9 | 160 | |
Work in the last 12 months | < 0.001 | ||
 No | 45.8 | 308 |  |
 Yes | 58.9 | 341 | |
Religion | 0.09 | ||
 Catholic | 49.8 | 279 |  |
 Anglican | 50 | 208 | |
 Muslim | 62.6 | 99 | |
 Others | 58.7 | 63 | |
Currently in union | < 0.01 | ||
 No | 45.8 | 262 |  |
 Yes | 57.4 | 387 | |
Number of wives or husbands | < 0.01 | ||
 One | 54.9 | 304 |  |
 Two plus | 66.3 | 83 | |
 Not in union | 45.8 | 262 | |
Correct Knowledge about 4–5 HIV transmission modes | 0.01 | ||
 No | 46.1 | 230 |  |
 Yes | 56.3 | 419 | |
Stigma on at least 4–8 statements | 0.71 | ||
 No | 53.2 | 436 |  |
 Yes | 51.6 | 213 | |
Test for HIV once a year even HIV negative | 0.01 | ||
 No | 31.4 | 35 |  |
 Yes | 53.9 | 614 | |
Total | 52.7 | 100 | |
Older men need to circumcise to prevent HIV | 0.01 | ||
 No | 44.6 | 202 |  |
 Yes | 56.4 | 447 | |
Had sex in the last 12 months | < 0.001 | ||
 No | 38.9 | 314 |  |
 Yes | 66.9 | 320 | |
Number of lifetime sexual partners | 0.39 | ||
 One | 65.4 | 231 |  |
 Two or more | 70.5 | 88 | |
Ever given or received money or gifts for sex | 0.06 | ||
 No | 50.6 | 490 |  |
 Yes | 59.1 | 159 | |
Gave or received money or gifts for sex in the last 12 months | 0.01 | ||
 No | 50.9 | 574 |  |
 Yes | 66.7 | 75 | |
Drinks alcohol | 0.94 | ||
 No | 52.6 | 426 |  |
 Yes | 52.9 | 223 | |
Uses tobacco or drugs | 0.33 | ||
 No | 52 | 564 |  |
 Yes | 57.6 | 85 | |
Self-reported STI in the last 12 months | < 0.01 | ||
 No | 48.8 | 459 |  |
 Yes | 62.1 | 190 | |
Male circumcised | < 0.01 | ||
 No | 48.2 | 199 |  |
 Yes | 67.2 | 116 | |
 No, female | 50.3 | 334 | |
Total | 52.7 | 100 | |